BROKEN LOOKING GLASS
Chapter 1 – Two of a kind
*Rating: T (For language, sexual content and violent topics that some may find offensive)
*Disclaimer: I do not claim to own any of the characters from all FFVII films, RPG's etc. I claim no hold over characters and locations.
*Summery: A multi chapter story set around the lives of the Turks, a little background on 'the twins' to of the main characters (please note that I have included my original character Rhodes from my other FFVII fic's, but there have been tweaks to accommodate this story) set after the events of Advent Children.
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RENO AND RHODES
Reno and Rhodes. Born in Midgar Sector one slums, where they lived out most of their childhood. There was very little information that they shared concerning their parents and home life. Rude had grown up with the twins; the three of them often stumbled into trouble… trouble might have actually been the very reason why all of them were recruited by the Turks.
Reno and Rhodes were twins, with a lot of similarities: vibrant red hair; milky pale skin; bright aqua eyes; slender athletic build; slanged speech and bold personalities. Both were keen and capable fighters, both hated liars, sometimes cynical but there were clear differences.
Reno liked to fly, the air being his preferred mode of transport, being a skilled helicopter pilot.
Rhodes preferred to keep her feet firmly on the ground; she could beat most people around a racetrack.
Reno daydreamed, inclined towards fiction and doing things based on 'a feeling'.
Rhodes needed fact, studied the real world and weighed up the options.
Reno insisted on jam doughnuts, Rhodes on chocolate.
Reno loved to swim; Rhodes was petrified of the water.
Reno wore black, she wore white.
Reno opted for an EMR, pistol and throwing knife.
Rhodes opted for katana and an utility belt filled with an array of throwing darts (and a dart pistol for longer range).
He was wary of Chocobos, Rhodes loved them.
Reno was lanky with wild red hair framing his pale face, a long pony tail of scarlet hair rested down his back. His eyes were a bright aqua marine that made his look even bolder. Along his cheek bones were symmetrical red tattoos, a thin line on each cheek. On the back on his neck a tattoo in red ink sat central, a triquetra.
Rhodes appearance was very similar up until the Midgar Reactor 1 incident, when a bomb was detonated in the reactor by terrorist group AVALANCHE Rhodes was caught inside the building with partner Rafe. Due to exposure to high levels of processed mako her Vibrant red hair changed to an electric purple, her once aqua marine eyes lost nearly all pigmentation leaving them pale blue, her skin had always been the same sickly pale complexion as her twin. She possessed two tattoos, the same triquetra on the back on her neck (just like her brothers… and Rude… but that another story), but in blue ink; and again in blue ink the image of a compass on her left wrist (Tseng fashioned the same compass). During the Midgar Reactor 1 incident Rhodes was crushed, as a result of her injuries she received treatment using experimental Bio-mechanical technology including new spine, and some internal organ work.
Reno had always had an issue with conformity. This was evident in his dress sense. He held his unkempt red locks out of his face with the aid of goggles, pushed up onto his forehead. His greying creased shirts, normally worn untucked, helped add to his I-don't-give-a-… attitude and image. He refused to wear a tie and rarely took the time to fasten his black suit jacket.
Rhodes cared a little more about her appearance. Her hair was long, flopped down her back with shorter bangs framing her face at the front. After the Midgar Reactor 1 incident Rhodes always seen wearing dark blue lensed shades (due to the pigmentation loss of her eyes she was left almost blind in bright lights, but as a bonus development she had fantastic night vision). As she didn't work directly for the Turks she wasn't required to wear the same uniform. Most of the time she would wear a tailored white, with pale blue thin, pinstriped suit with a pressed deep blue shirt, deep blue heels to make her look taller and minimal makeup.
Reno and Rhodes were both dedicated to their jobs, ShinRa (or more-so the Turks) being their family. They had both started out working under Veld (Verdot) along with life long friend Rude. Reno originally was paired up with Rosalind after training, while Rhodes worked along side Andrew. As both of the twins were very unpredictable at times there were some teething difficulties. Reno would often endanger himself, almost causing Rosalind to have a heart attack causing him and Veld to often argue… and Rhodes; she got along quiet well with her partner Andrew, but not with fellow Turk Tseng.
Reno came to respect Veld, and Veld (although he rarely showed his feelings) had a healthy respect for his new recruit. Rhodes and Tseng on the other hand didn't get along so well, so Veld decided to assign them to be partners. Reno wasn't 100% sure what happened, but it became apparent over time that Rhodes and Tsengs hate for one another might have been something else. It was a shock to everyone when they discovered the two Turk's relationship.
Reno had never really had a long term relationship. He didn't have time for women in his life. Someone looking over his shoulder. Asking when he'd been home from work. Worrying about if he ever be home from work. So he normally flitted from one woman to another, reliving some tension, having a little drunken fumble and then disappearing back into the night before she'd even learnt his name. He was a player and it was soon known throughout the ShinRa Company of his antics.
Rhodes and Tseng had started off on rocky ground but realised that they shared not hate for one another but, dare I say it, love. Veld wasn't too happy about this and soon broke off their partner ship, assigning Tseng to Rosalind… Rhodes to Rafe and… Reno to Rude (much to the appreciation of Reno and Rude).
After the disaster that left Rhode incapacitated for a year (Rector 1), she went on to work as solely an interrogator. Her innate ability to spot a lie made her the perfect candidate for the position. This took her away from the 'Turks' and made her one of Rufus Shinra's other personal Teams in the intelligence section. Her title 'Head of the Department for Security and Intelligence' (aka Intel's), this put her on a par position as the 'Head of the Department of Administrative Research'.
Reno continued in his work with the Turks. When Veld left Tseng took over the position as 'Head of the Department of Administrative Research' giving Reno the promotion to second in command of the Department of Administrative Research (aka Turks).
After Midgar was destroyed and the Edge built ShinRa's influence was dwindling. After taking down the remnants with AVALANCHE it seemed to build bridges between old foes. Still the ShinRa company had been left in tatters. Reno and Rhodes, along with the Turks and a small number of individuals stayed true to their company… it was family… every families a little dysfunctional…